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Comanche County amid technology security challenges.

Comanche County amid technology security challenges.

Comanche County mulls email security

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, November 5, 2020
LAWTON – Prompted by hackers calling themselves “China-fans” who defaced the Comanche County website last month and recent attempts by outsiders to log in to county emails, county officials are considering whether to buy and install one secure email software system for use by every county office.
Ledger photo by Michael D. Duncan Employees from Cruse Power Line Construction, a Kentucky contractor assisting Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. during the recent ice storm, perform repairs last Thursday in Oklahoma City.

Ledger photo by Michael D. Duncan Employees from Cruse Power Line Construction, a Kentucky contractor assisting Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. during the recent ice storm, perform repairs last Thursday in Oklahoma City.

Storm puts state on ice

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Thursday, November 5, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Electric service to more than 615,000 Oklahomans was interrupted by last week’s three-day wave of rain, sleet, snow, frigid wind and freezing rain. Public Service Co.
Lawton offers free dumping for trees, branches

Lawton offers free dumping for trees, branches

Lawton offers free dumping for trees, branches

News Staff
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
LAWTON – Lawton residents who want to take fallen trees and branches to the city landfill may dump the debris free of charge through Nov. 7. Those who want to use this service will need a current ID and a water bill in which the name or address match, the city said in a news release.
Civil War surgery and medicine

Civil War surgery and medicine

Honey Springs to host program on Civil War medicine

News Staff
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
CHECOTAH – Honey Springs Battlefield will host “Veteran Surgeon’s View of the Civil War,” a special presentation about Civil War surgery and medicine, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Presenter Dr.
Abandoned residential properties in foreclosure, or Zombie Foreclosures, represent one of every 13,100 homes in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Abandoned residential properties in foreclosure, or Zombie Foreclosures, represent one of every 13,100 homes in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Vacant Properties in Foreclosure Down Nationwide as Housing Market Prepares for End of Moratorium

Steve Sichterman Data Journalist
Monday, November 2, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – Abandoned residential properties in foreclosure, or Zombie Foreclosures, represent one of every 13,100 homes in the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the 2020 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report from ATTOM Data Solutions, a data-as-a-service provider for property data.
Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Crop report: Much of state still abnormally dry

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
Oklahoma got a taste of winter weather from a weekend cold front, with four of the nine districts reporting lows in the 20s. Rainfall totals averaged 0.18 of an inch across the state last week, with the southwest district reporting the highest totals at 0.46 of an inch.
U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas honored as a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses

U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas honored as a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses

NFIB honors Rep. Frank Lucas

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
CHEYENNE – U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas was recently honored as a Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Businesses. The award is reserved for policymakers who consistently vote with small business owners on their key issues.
The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and the Oklahoma Physician Manpower Training Commission (PMTC) has resulted in the successful placement of 42 doctors in more than two dozen cities.

The Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and the Oklahoma Physician Manpower Training Commission (PMTC) has resulted in the successful placement of 42 doctors in more than two dozen cities.

TSET helps PMTC lure 42 doctors to rural, underserved communities

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY – A partnership between the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) and the Oklahoma Physician Manpower Training Commission (PMTC) has resulted in the successful placement of 42 doctors in more than two dozen cities.
Banks

Banks

BOK Financial reports beat Street forecasts

News Staff
Thursday, October 29, 2020
TULSA (AP) – BOK Financial Corp. (BOKF) recently reported third-quarter profit of $154 million. The Tulsa-based bank said it had earnings of $2.19 per share. The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.
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